1Als die Stadtmauer wieder ganz aufgebaut war, ließ ich die Torflügel einsetzen. Dann bestimmte ich einige Männer zu Torwächtern am Tempel und wies den Sängern und Leviten ihren Dienst zu. 2Zu Befehlshabern über Jerusalem ernannte ich meinen Bruder Hanani sowie Hananja, den Kommandanten der Festung. Hananja war ein zuverlässiger Mann und ging den anderen in seiner Liebe zu Gott mit gutem Beispiel voran. 3Ich sagte zu den beiden: »Die Tore von Jerusalem dürfen erst geöffnet werden, wenn die Sonne schon hoch am Himmel steht. Und sie sollen noch vor Sonnenuntergang wieder geschlossen und verriegelt werden. Stellt einige Einwohner von Jerusalem als Wachposten auf, die einen zum Schutz der Stadtmauer, die anderen für die Häuser in der Stadt!«
Verzeichnis der aus Babylonien Heimgekehrten
(Esra 2)
4Jerusalem war sehr groß, doch es lebten erst wenige Menschen dort, und die zerstörten Häuser waren noch nicht wieder aufgebaut. 5Da gab Gott mir in den Sinn, eine Versammlung der führenden Männer und des ganzen Volkes einzuberufen, um ein Verzeichnis der Sippen anzulegen. Dabei fand ich die Schriftrolle mit dem Verzeichnis der ersten Judäer, die aus der Verbannung zurückgekehrt waren. Darin hieß es:
6»Die hier Eingetragenen kommen aus der persischen Provinz Juda. Nebukadnezar, der König von Babylonien, hatte ihre Vorfahren in sein Land verschleppt. Sie kehrten in Sippenverbänden nach Jerusalem und Juda zurück, jeder an den Ort, aus dem seine Familie ursprünglich stammte.
7Sie wurden angeführt von Serubbabel, Jeschua, Nehemja, Asarja, Raamja, Nahamani, Mordochai, Bilschan, Misperet, Bigwai, Rehum und Baana.«
Es folgt ein Verzeichnis der heimkehrenden Sippen mit der Zahl der zu ihnen gehörenden Männer:
8von der Sippe Parosch 2172;
9von Schefatja 372;
10von Arach 652;
11von Pahat-Moab 2818, sie waren Nachkommen von Jeschua und Joab;
12von Elam 1254;
13von Sattu 845;
14von Sakkai 760;
15von Binnui 648;
16von Bebai 628;
17von Asgad 2322;
18von Adonikam 667;
19von Bigwai 2067;
20von Adin 655;
21von Ater 98, sie waren Nachkommen von Hiskia;
22von Haschum 328;
23von Bezai 324;
24von Harif 112;
25von Gibeon 95;
26aus Bethlehem und Netofa 188;
27aus Anatot 128;
28aus Bet-Asmawet 42;
29aus Kirjat-Jearim, Kefira und Beerot 743;
30aus Rama und Geba 621;
31aus Michmas 122;
32aus Bethel und Ai 123;
33aus dem anderen Nebo 52;
34von der Sippe des anderen Elam 1254;
35von Harim 320;
36aus Jericho 345;
37aus Lod, Hadid und Ono 721;
38von der Sippe Senaa 3930.
39Aus den Sippen der Priester kehrten zurück:
von der Sippe Jedaja 973 Männer mit ihren Familien, sie waren Nachkommen von Jeschua;
40von Immer 1052;
41von Paschhur 1247;
42von Harim 1017.
43Von den Leviten:
aus den Sippen Jeschua und Kadmiël 74, sie waren Nachkommen von Hodawja;7,43 So nach Esra 2,40. Der hebräische Text lautet: Jeschua (Nachkommen von Kadmiël und Hodawja).
44von den Tempelsängern:
aus der Sippe Asaf 148;
45von den Wächtern an den Tempeltoren:
aus den Sippen Schallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita und Schobai 138;
46von den Tempeldienern:
die Sippen von Ziha, Hasufa, Tabbaot, 47Keros, Sia, Padon, 48Lebana, Hagaba, Salmai, 49Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, 50Reaja, Rezin, Nekoda, 51Gasam, Usa, Paseach, 52Besai, die Mëuniter und die Nefusiter 53sowie die Sippen von Bakbuk, Hakufa, Harhur, 54Bazlut, Mehida, Harscha, 55Barkos, Sisera, Temach, 56Neziach und Hatifa.
57Von den Nachkommen der Diener Salomos kamen zurück:
die Sippen von Sotai, Soferet, Peruda, 58Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 59Schefatja, Hattil, Pocheret-Zebajim und Amon.
60Insgesamt kehrten 392 Tempeldiener und Nachkommen von Salomos Dienern nach Israel zurück.
61-62Von den heimkehrenden Familien stammten 642 aus den Orten Tel-Melach, Tel-Harscha, Kerub-Addon und Immer. Sie gehörten zu den Sippen Delaja, Tobija und Nekoda, konnten jedoch ihre israelitische Abstammung nicht nachweisen.
63-64Einige der Priester durften keinen Tempeldienst ausüben, denn ihre Abstammungsregister waren nicht aufzufinden. Sie kamen aus den Sippen von Habaja, Hakkoz und Barsillai. Der Stammvater der Sippe Barsillai hatte eine Tochter des Gileaditers Barsillai geheiratet und den Namen seines Schwiegervaters angenommen. 65Der persische Statthalter verbot den Priestern aus diesen drei Sippen, von den geweihten Opfergaben zu essen, bis wieder ein Hoherpriester im Amt wäre, der das heilige Los werfen durfte, um über ihren Fall zu entscheiden.
66Insgesamt kehrten 42.360 Israeliten in ihre Heimat zurück, 67dazu kamen 7337 Sklaven und Sklavinnen und 245 Sänger und Sängerinnen.
68Die Israeliten brachten 435 Kamele und 6720 Esel mit.
69Einige Sippenoberhäupter stifteten freiwillige Gaben für den Wiederaufbau des Tempels. Der Statthalter gab 1000 Goldmünzen, 50 Opferschalen und 530 Priestergewänder. 70Die Sippenoberhäupter legten 20.000 Goldmünzen und 1500 Kilogramm Silber zusammen. 71Das übrige Volk spendete 20.000 Goldmünzen, 1400 Kilogramm Silber und 67 Priestergewänder.
72Die Priester, die Leviten, die Torwächter, Sänger und Tempeldiener ließen sich wie die übrigen Israeliten in ihren früheren Heimatorten nieder.
1Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 4Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.7.4 large: Heb. broad in spaces
5¶ And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; 7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;7.7 Azariah: also called, Seraiah 8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 9The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 10The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 11The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. 14The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 15The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.7.15 Binnui: also called, Bani 16The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. 17The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 18The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. 19The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 20The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. 21The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 24The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.7.24 Hariph: also called, Jora 25The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.7.25 Gibeon: also called, Gibbar 26The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. 27The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 28The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.7.28 Beth-azmaveth: also called, Azmaveth 29The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.7.29 Kirjath-jearim: also called, Kirjath-arim 30The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one. 31The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. 32The men of Beth-el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three. 33The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 34The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 35The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 36The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 38The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
39¶ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 40The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 41The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
43¶ The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.7.43 Hodevah: also called, Hodaviah or Judah
44¶ The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
45¶ The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
46¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 52The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, 53The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah, 56The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
57¶ The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.7.59 Amon: also called, Ami 60All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.7.61 seed: or, pedigree 62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
63¶ And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 64These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.7.65 the Tirshatha: or, the governor
66¶ The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 67Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. 68Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five: 69Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
70¶ And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.7.70 some: Heb. part.7.70 The Tirshatha: or, the governor 71And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments. 73So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
